THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, November 5, 1995 TAG: 9511050256
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C9 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY KEVIN DOEPP, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Medium: 70 lines
When Whitney Cali was at Green Run High school she was the star of the girls soccer team.
She enjoyed being the go-to person when the team needed a lift. She expected to be recognized for her efforts.
And she was. She was a two-time All-Tidewater selection and was the Beach District Player of the Year her senior year. She was also named to the 1994 National Soccer Coaches of America Association All-America team.
Now the scenery has shifted to the campus of William and Mary, where Cali is in her second season season for the Tribe.
In her freshman year with the Tribe, Cali didn't see the kind of playing time that she saw with the Stallions. She took it in stride.
``It was pretty tough last year not playing and not being the star like I was in high school,'' Cali said. ``The players that were in front of me were better last year.
``It is tough when you come in because everyone on the team was the star in high school.''
All of that changed this season.
Cali, a sophomore, has emerged as a starting forward. She was named the CAA Player of the Week last week for the second time this season. She was also named second-team All-CAA.
Heading into the CAA tournament, Cali was second on the team in scoring. She has started 17 of 18 games and has 16 goals and three assists for 35 points.
Her 16 goals tie her with teammate Natalie Neaton for the team lead.
MONARCHS REPORT: Nick Hall of Old Dominion (Long Island, N.Y.) has been ranked the third-best heavyweight in the nation in wrestling by Amateur Wrestling News magazine. Hall finished fifth in last year's NCAA championships. ... This season's Virginia Duals will feature five top-20 teams in the preseason poll. They are: No. 10 Minnesota, No. 11 Illinois, No. 13 Oklahoma, No. 14 Lock Haven and No. 16 Michigan. ... Old Dominion faces Lock Haven at the Mat Town tournament at Lock Haven on Nov. 25. ... Field hockey standout Mimi Smith (Ocean Lakes) was named the CAA Rookie of the Year. She is first in scoring among freshman and is 11th in the CAA with eight goals and 18 points.
ALUMNI REPORT: Hilary Martin (Norfolk Academy) was named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week last week. Martin, a middle blocker, led the Generals to two wins. She tied a school record for most kills in a match with 24 against Guilford. ... Julie Miller (Salem), a women's soccer player at UNC-Charlotte, was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team. Miller finished the year with two goals and an assist and started all 19 games. ... Matt Whalen (Cox) a freshman at Virginia Tech, was named to the Atlantic 10's second-team All-Conference soccer squad. Whalen has seven goals and six assists for 20 points. ... Mike Brown (Salem), a sophomore at William and Mary, finished third in the CAA cross country championships at Williamsburg with a time of 24:54. ... Jenny Bueno (Western Branch), a senior at Campbell, had 51 assists in the Lady Camels' volleyball win over the College of Charleston. Bueno also added 65 assists in a loss to Georgia State last week. ... Jen Barry (Kempsville) was the leading scorer for the University of Albany soccer team with five goals and two assists for 12 points. ... Taylor Tucker (Princess Anne) of Longwood College was named a first team All-Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference soccer performer. Tucker posted five shutouts and a 1.15 goals against average.. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
Ex-Green Run soccer player Whitney Cali, a sophomore at William and
Mary, was named second-team All-CAA.
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